# blacksmith-usage-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to track and query CI spend data, enabling cost analysis and optimization through agents, alerts, or dashboards. It exposes Blacksmith.sh's usage and cost data, solving problems related to resource allocation and budget management. The tool accepts queries as input and outputs detailed usage and cost information, making it ideal for use cases requiring real-time spend monitoring and reporting.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/dholliday3-blacksmith-usage-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dholliday3-blacksmith-usage-mcp

## Description

A local MCP server that exposes Blacksmith.sh's usage and cost data, enabling queries for CI spend through agents, alerts, or dashboards.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.77
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** data-analytics
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/g5q4mb3pus)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/dholliday3/blacksmith-usage-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "dholliday3-blacksmith-usage-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dholliday3-blacksmith-usage-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/dholliday3-blacksmith-usage-mcp/pull`

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